Contact   Imprint   Advertising   Guidelines

GoPro 3 - fogging?

Forum for kitesurfers
eytan
Medium Poster
Posts: 72
Joined: Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:55 am
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby eytan » Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:45 pm

yes they didn't solve the problem yet. :angryfire:

see from 3.30 the silver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEsG7fMooFU


User avatar
Toby
Very Frequent Poster
Posts: 50281
Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2001 1:00 am
Kiting since: 2000
Weight: 95 kg
Local Beach: Cumbuco, Brazil
Barra do Cauipe, Brazil
Favorite Beaches: same
Style: Airstyle
Gear: Rebel 2015 18
Brand Affiliation: None.
Location: World (KF Admin)
Has thanked: 826 times
Been thanked: 2354 times
Contact:

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby Toby » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:46 pm

good advice on the drop issue.
But what if you don't have rain X...anything I have at home that I could put there?

User avatar
Kamikuza
Very Frequent Poster
Posts: 7057
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:49 am
Local Beach: Sabae Beach
Favorite Beaches: Ol' Stinky
Gear: This, that, the other
Has thanked: 220 times
Been thanked: 193 times

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby Kamikuza » Sat Dec 08, 2012 2:21 pm

Flight Time wrote:All that crap is not necessary. I bet you have a seepage problem. Try cleaning and lubing the o-rings and Rain-X Anti Fog. I bet you it solves the issue.
I'll get that done and give it a shot!
... but is it the o-ring cleaning/lubing that's solving your problem or the Anti-Fog? That's the issue with so many people's solutions - they're doing more than one thing at a time and saying just one of the methods is the secret :(

I found Rain-X on the outside lens would collect the dirt in the water, so I'd have water free shots but grubby pictures :angryfire:

Contour's turn now...

cubemonkey
Rare Poster
Posts: 2
Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:39 am
Brand Affiliation: None
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby cubemonkey » Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:05 pm

I have had good success with the anti-fog inserts. If you use them properly, and don't open the case once you're out near the water, all seems to be fine.

I went with a cheaper solution from http://www.nofoginserts.com, they seem to be exactly the same things as GoPros, (I've used those too).

I've had mixed results with rain-x, all in all its just hard to tell if its the product working or if your just having a no fog type day.

User avatar
POACHER
Very Frequent Poster
Posts: 1779
Joined: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:48 pm
Gear: ¤°
Location: Great Lakes
Has thanked: 206 times
Been thanked: 204 times

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby POACHER » Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:12 pm

haiku wrote:Hi. Poacher I've a question for you. Does the Go Pro Dive Housing reduce the field of view? Thanks in advance.
Best regards.
Carlo
Carlo,

No I don't think it's really changed the fov. It seems to have taken a little of the "fish eye" effect out of it.
eytan wrote:yes they didn't solve the problem yet. :angryfire:

see from 3.30 the silver
That sucks eytan........If I drop another $400 for the Hero 3 Black and it fogs, GP is gonna get it back in 100 pieces. That is unacceptable. $400 for a "waterproof" camera that fogs in 10 minutes? Sure...........you can play with the little strips, wipe down the gaskets, blow up your house playing amateur chemist working on a magical anti-fog, stand on your head for 2 hours in the refrigerator and pray it doesn't fog. For me, I'm wayyyyy too lazy to fart around with another piece of equipment that might not work. It's just not worth it.
I find that really disappointing that the 3 fogs.

Anyone with a Contour have fogging issues?

User avatar
stringy
Medium Poster
Posts: 180
Joined: Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:35 pm
Local Beach: seattle, wa
Style: freeriding
Brand Affiliation: None
Location: seattle, wa
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0
Contact:

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby stringy » Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:53 am

from my experience, Contours don't have the fogging issue.
as for the gopro cameras, I've had some great success with a polarizer product. the guys at hawaiian island surf and sport in maui told me about the polarizer lens that doesn't advertise it as an antifog product but it does prevent the fogging. I tried it in maui on my most recent trip and was amazed that it kept the housing from fogging. at the time I did not use any other method of anti fogging

http://www.polarprofilters.com/shop/gop ... er-filter/

User avatar
Flight Time
Frequent Poster
Posts: 400
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:08 pm
Local Beach: Venice Beach
Skyway Bridge North
Style: Freeride
Gear: 12 Epic Screamer
14 Epic Screamer
12 Liquid Force Havoc
16 Cabrinha Switchblade
Brand Affiliation: None
Location: Venice, Florida
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby Flight Time » Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:22 am

Kamikuza wrote:
Flight Time wrote:All that crap is not necessary. I bet you have a seepage problem. Try cleaning and lubing the o-rings and Rain-X Anti Fog. I bet you it solves the issue.
I'll get that done and give it a shot!
... but is it the o-ring cleaning/lubing that's solving your problem or the Anti-Fog? That's the issue with so many people's solutions - they're doing more than one thing at a time and saying just one of the methods is the secret :(

I found Rain-X on the outside lens would collect the dirt in the water, so I'd have water free shots but grubby pictures :angryfire:

Contour's turn now...
No one thing is the ticket. The anti-fog rain-x will stop the fogging right away, but the cause of the fogging I think in your case is seepage.

I have never had a problem with it. When I first bought my H2, I put silicone lube on the o-rings and anti-fog on the inside of the lens, and I can load the case at the beach and still not get any fogging at all. Look at your button o-rings carefully and make sure you can't see any sand or grit trapped in there.

Fill up a 5 gallon bucket with water and put the empty sealed case in the bottom. Better yet, trap it at the bottom of a swimming pool for half an hour and check for any moisture inside. See where it's coming from.

User avatar
mike holmes
Medium Poster
Posts: 133
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:47 pm
Brand Affiliation: None
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby mike holmes » Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:56 am

Seems that all the solutions are too much of a hassle...
Anyone know about Contour fogging problems ?

User avatar
prayfawind27
Very Frequent Poster
Posts: 994
Joined: Tue Sep 12, 2006 2:10 am
Local Beach: Blu hill, Coral harbour(in front of the little key) Go Slow, Club Med
Favorite Beaches: kite beach Cabarete , Crondon Park Miami
Style: Free style
Brand Affiliation: None
Location: Nassau,Bahamas
Has thanked: 0
Been thanked: 0

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby prayfawind27 » Sun Dec 09, 2012 12:03 pm

I've just bought my de fogging strips haven't had a chance to use them yet but from all these post I am afraid, if they don't work I will be selling all my go pro shits, put in oven, spray on this spray on that, try this, try that, that's way to much hassle just for a couple of hours of recording that will turn into couple of minutes after editing,

User avatar
Toby
Very Frequent Poster
Posts: 50281
Joined: Mon Sep 24, 2001 1:00 am
Kiting since: 2000
Weight: 95 kg
Local Beach: Cumbuco, Brazil
Barra do Cauipe, Brazil
Favorite Beaches: same
Style: Airstyle
Gear: Rebel 2015 18
Brand Affiliation: None.
Location: World (KF Admin)
Has thanked: 826 times
Been thanked: 2354 times
Contact:

Re: GoPro 3 - fogging?

Postby Toby » Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:23 pm

Maybe gopro should offer a bigger housing, which will have more air inside, so it takes longer to heat it up?

And why does it fog right at the lense? Maybe do in the back of the housing a part which would attract the fogging, so the front stays clear?


Return to “Kitesurfing”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: arjas, Bing [Bot], DanielorDani, Google [Bot], jannik, jyka, mati, The line smith, Yahoo [Bot] and 139 guests